OSS In the Office

Jim plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
16 Apr 2003 13:01:27 -0700


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On Thu, 2003-04-17 at 12:51, Austin Godber wrote:
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> I should make clear that the analysis was not mine.  I just thought that=20
> it was probably true and wanted to get some opinions.  Riding my bike in=20
> to school today I thought ... wait, doesn't a EULA remove this liability=20
> for the software vendor?  So you have people buying commercial software=20
> for the sole purpose of being able to place blame, while at the same=20
> time all blame is being shed by the software company via the EULA.  I=20
> imagine that sfotware vendors and companies pen other agreements, but is=20
> there really any case for accountability?
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> Austin
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Shhhhh....dont let their dirty little secret out. Austin!  What would
all those managers do if their bossed knew that proprietary licensing
terms absolve the vendor of all responsibility, past, present, and
future?

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 Jim

 Freedom is all we really want

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